Events
Overview of events for doctoral researchers and postdocs at Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Sommerfest of the Graduate Academy
The Friedrich Schiller University Jena regularly organises events in order to support communicative exchange and networking.
Information on the regular events can be found in detail below. The search mask offers you an overview of all events since 2019.
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Alumni Talks meets ….
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- Informationsveranstaltung
a series of events that provides PhD candidates and postdocs with insights into various career paths outside academia
- online
- public
- barrier-free
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Evening with Members of Parliament on the Tenure Track Principle
18:30 ·
- Informationsveranstaltung
Panel discussion in Berlin on the further development of the German academic system
- presence
- online
- Subject to registration
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PhD and Postdoc Day 2026
13 s.t. ·
- Informationsveranstaltung
The day to catch up on important subjects and offers for your research at University of Jena
- presence
- public
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Welcome event
Welcome Event
Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)At the welcome event, all new employees and doctoral candidates starting in the current year are welcomed by the President of Friedrich Schiller University Jena. This event lasts approximately two hours and introduces the city of Jena as a centre of science and Friedrich Schiller University. After the general welcome, there are specific presentations on the support services available to doctoral candidates.
Additional information according the event this year, you can find?here.
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PhD and Postdoc Day
PhD Day
Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)Once a year, the Graduate Academy offers a PhD and Postdoc Day with an information fair and various talks. At the information fair, postdocs, doctoral candidates and prospective doctoral candidates can gain information about research-relevant topics at Jena University. In the talks, you can get answers to questions like: How can I finance my PhD? How can I manage my scientific work with a family? How can I become a good supervisor?
Additional information, including impressions from the last event, can be found here.
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"Three Minute Thesis" - Competition
Three Minute Thesis Competiton
Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)The Three Minute Thesis Competition? is an internationally renowned science communication event. In this event, doctoral candidates from all disciplines present their dissertations in English, on one slide only and with no more than three minutes time! A jury will award the winner.
Additional information, including impressions from the last event, can be found here.
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Schillertag (Schiller Day) and Graduation Ceremony
Festive Ceremony on Schillertag
Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)The graduation ceremony and presentation of doctoral diplomas takes place once a year, on Schillertag. Schillertag is the academic holiday of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and its community of friends and supporters. It is in honor of the inaugural lecture of the namesake of the university and is followed by the university's Sommerfest.
Schillertag is where doctoral and habilitation prizes are awarded and where all doctoral candidates are honoured who completed their doctoral degrees at Friedrich Schiller University Jena in the previous year. Family members and friends, as well as the doctoral commissions, are welcome to attend this event.
Additional information, including impressions from the last event, can be found here.
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Career Days
Doctoral candidates and postdocs face at some point the question of how to shape their career after the doctoral and in the postdoc phase. During the Career Days they will gain insights into career possibilities in academia and get the opportunity to explore strategies for applications in industry and society.
The Career Days take place once a year in autumn. Further information can be found here.
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Welcome Event
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Welcome Event
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Welcome Event
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Welcome Event
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Welcome Event
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PhD Day
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PhD Day
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PhD Day
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PhD Day
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PhD Day
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PhD Day
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PhD Day
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